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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
If you think goalies and dman are that easily available, you are in for a surprise the next few years! The 1997-2003 taught me never take a consistant, starting G for granted. Or ask Flyers fans that.
Not saying not to draft McKinnon, but IMO No 1 C is just as hard to draft as No 1 D. As for goalies, just trade for them... not easy but possible. (Bernier? Offer sheet him) Skill wingers are the easiest to get, but power forward wingers are almost as hard and I'd argue a big strong elite power forward (i'm not talking about someone like Ryan Clowe, but more Iginla in his prime) is more rare then a No 1 C.
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You can still find defensemen easier later in the draft like Brodie for instance. When is the last time the Flames have drafted a forward that has played as well as he has in any round? Giordano was a free agent as is Chris Breen. A lot of the best defenseman in the league weren't even drafted in the 1st round like Keith, Weber, etc but how many elite centers in this league were drafted outside of the top 10 of the draft. Not nearly as many.